Keywords: project 365 project365 glasgow subway glasgowsubway underground train undergroundtrain local metro localmetro buchanan street station buchananstreetstation orange train orangetrain It seems that whenever we visit a new place that has an underground railway system we just have to try it! Glasgow's is actually a bit of a gem. Firstly, it's really, really old. It started operation in 1896(!) making it the third oldest underground railway system in the world. It's about six miles long and the route hasn't changed since it opened all those decades ago. Other oddities. It runs completely underground which is unusual. It's so old that it uses a non standard gauge, being 4ft rather than the 'standard' 4' 8.5" and it has teeny tiny tunnels only 11 feet across meaning that the trains are also really tiny. If you're very tall you won't be able to stand upright in the cars. I'm also delighted to report that the trains are largely orange, and we like orange metro trains. :) It was great fun, and a good one to try. It seems that whenever we visit a new place that has an underground railway system we just have to try it! Glasgow's is actually a bit of a gem. Firstly, it's really, really old. It started operation in 1896(!) making it the third oldest underground railway system in the world. It's about six miles long and the route hasn't changed since it opened all those decades ago. Other oddities. It runs completely underground which is unusual. It's so old that it uses a non standard gauge, being 4ft rather than the 'standard' 4' 8.5" and it has teeny tiny tunnels only 11 feet across meaning that the trains are also really tiny. If you're very tall you won't be able to stand upright in the cars. I'm also delighted to report that the trains are largely orange, and we like orange metro trains. :) It was great fun, and a good one to try. |